3-24-09

Good Tuesday Morning,
I hope all is going well using formulas to help solve surface area problems for 3 - D shapes. We have covered surface area formulas for PRISMS, CYLINDERS, PYRAMIDS, and CONES. Surface area is the total outside surface of a polyhedron or solid. Nets are used to represent a solid in 2- D. We compared and contracted the properties of each of the solids, paying close attention to the bases.
After going over the work from last night on surface area of cones and pyramids, we will start to look into more formulas on VOLUMES of each of these shapes. How are surface area and volume alike and different?

Classwork to homework: Page 515-516 #2-26 even # Show all work

We are nearing the end of Chapter 10 and you know what that means- a test coming up on Tuesday. To prepare for it, you may bring in a standard sheet of paper( front and back) to use during the test that is filled with info. I would suggest that you record formulas in a neat and organized manner. You must bring in your own hand copy of this sheet.

FYI:
The Quarter ends April 3
Half student day on Thursday
No school for students on Friday

Make this a great day.